Species - Energy theory, pulsed resources, and regulation of avian richness during a mountain pine beetle outbreak

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1095-1105

  Drever, Mark C ^a   Goheen, Jacob R ^a   Martin, Kathy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dendroctonus pondcrosae; Density compensation; Foraging guilds; Forest birds; More individuals hypothesis; Resource pulse; Resource specialization hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BARK; BEETLE; BIRD; CONIFEROUS FOREST; GUILD STRUCTURE; INSECTIVORE; PEST OUTBREAK; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIRD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIRDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS; PINUS MUGO; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 63849116303     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0575.1     Document Type: Article

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